Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Committed to Our Community in the Heart of the Redwoods. Removing Barriers to Healthcare Access

ECHC Eureka Community Health Center, RCHC Redwood Community Health Center

Within the Open Door Community Health Centers' (ODCHC) system, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist work with the care teams through "warm hand offs" and scheduled encounters to advise and counsel patients on food and nutrition. The RDN works with patients to assess their dietary and health needs, develop care plans, gauge the effects of the care plans, promote nutrition through community outreach programs, and keep up-to-date of the latest research in nutritional and food sciences. ODCHC's mission includes serving high risk, underserved patients; many of these patients face complex medical issues and have little access to specialty medical care. To best support our patient population, being a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) is beneficial.

Compensation Range:

$31.40-$36.07

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with providers and care teams to identify and connect with patients in need of nutritional counseling.
• Meets directly with high risk patients to develop a nutritional care plan using evidence based nutritional practice guidelines.
• Utilizes The Nutrition Care Process to systematically problem-solve and make decisions when providing medical nutrition therapy or to address nutrition-related problems and provide safe and effective quality nutrition care.
• Performs Nutrition Assessments and Reassessments, Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention, and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation to patients as requested.
• Identifies ways to improve patient care and makes recommendations to care teams as needed.
• Facilitates patient nutrition and food education groups.
• Utilizes Telehealth services to provide patient visits electronically to increase access to care.
• Provides ongoing education to Providers, Registered Nurses, and other care team members around nutritional needs for patients including weight loss programs, diabetes, prediabetes, food insecurity, etc.
• Participates in Quality Improvement programs.
• Coordinates with other nutrition service providers in the community.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications and Expectations

• Knowledge of and experience with reducing obesity in patients of all ages.
• Knowledge of and experience with diabetes education including meal planning and carbohydrate counting.
• Ability to exercise sound and responsible clinical judgement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish constructive working relationships with a diverse care team including physicians, advanced care practitioners, nurses, case managers, other clinic staff, local schools, and community partners.
• Strong computer skills with specific aptitude in Microsoft Office Suite and/or Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
• Ability and willingness to do telemedicine from remote locations.
• Ability to establish rapport with patients with varied and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to intervene in difficult, confrontational and/or crisis situations in a manner which works to deescalate tensions while maintaining safety and seeking resolutions for patients.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to tolerate interruptions, and to shift focus quickly to respond to immediate needs within the clinic; while maintaining productivity standards.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents, forms, and instructions.
• Willingness to positively represent ODCHC's interests in the community and maintain effective working relationships among coworkers, public, private, and professional partners.
• Adheres to ODCHCs policies and procedures.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences; master's degree preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience in a similar clinical setting

Certifications, Licenses, and Skills

• Registered Dietician Nutritionist with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) Certification preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Supervision and Support

The Registered Dietician is supervised administratively by the Administrative Site Director and clinically by the Site Medical Director.

Physical Requirements

This is largely an office-based position. The physical requirements described are representative of those needed to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to allow otherwise qualified candidates to perform these functions.

• Ability to communicate via telephone, video, and/or in-person.
• Vision adequate to read documents, computer screens, forms.
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift, carry, or otherwise move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to use keyboard and view computer screens for extended periods of time.
• Ability to travel locally and long-distance as needed.
• Ability to move around offices and clinics as needed.